Get ready to spread your wings!
Our next bird count is coming soon

New Zealand Garden Bird Survey

28 June – 6 July 2025

Pencils down, binoculars down.
The bird count is over for another year.

New Zealand
Garden Bird Survey

29 June – 7 July 2024

Pencils down, binoculars down.
The bird count is over for another year.

New Zealand Garden Bird Survey

29 June – 7 July 2024

How to take part

1 hour

Choose an hour on one day during the survey period and find the perfect bird counting spot.

Count the birds

Use our tally sheet to count the number of birds you see or hear.

Bird ID

Use our website identification resources to help you tell birds apart.

Share your results

Use the form on our website to submit your final count.

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The 2024 count

The count so far - 14 July 2024 — Garden Bird Survey – the count as at 14 July 2024

Counts by region - 14 July 2024 — Garden Bird Survey regional count: 14 July 2024

Resources to take part in the garden bird survey

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Identification

School group taking part in the survey

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Garden Bird Survey resources

Resources

Survey results

Results

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